Feeling sporty? Hockey sticks and pucks are quintessential symbols of the game. Would you like to draw a pair of hockey sticks, ready to play? All you will need is a pencil, pen, or marker and a sheet of paper. Let's get started!
Drawing Crossed Hockey Sticks
Here's a simple guide to drawing crossed hockey sticks:
- First Hockey Stick: Begin by drawing a straight, diagonal line.
- Draw a second straight, diagonal line, parallel to the first.
- Draw a curved line to connect the parallel lines at the top, completing the butt end of the stick. This outlines the shaft of the hockey stick.
- Connect the top parallel lines, then enclose the hockey stick toe with a long curved line.
Here is an example of how to draw a hockey stick from the side:
- Details: Band the hockey stick with curved lines, just above the heel, or bend, of the stick, and across the toe.
- Second Hockey Stick: Draw a diagonal line perpendicular to the first hockey stick, appearing to intersect behind it.
- Outline the second hockey stick's shaft by drawing parallel lines to the previous line to form an "X" shape.
- Enclose the top of the shaft using a short curved line.
- Draw a small horizontal oval between the toes of the two hockey sticks.
- Draw straight lines descending from each side of the oval, and connect these lines using a curved line.
Color your hockey sticks. A larger pack will offer more color choices. This is the good stuff you can buy in bulk for a good price. In this case colored pencils can be a good option.
Adding Details to Your Hockey Stick Drawing
To make the stick look more interesting you can give it some very basic design elements. To finish the line drawing first add the details of the wrapping as a series of slightly curved lines randomly spread through the part outlined in the preview step. With that done you can trace over your lines with a black pen or marker. Just again, be sure that you are content with your drawing before doing so.
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You can make most of the stick a yellow/brown (so that it looks like wood). In this example the wrapping and the little tip on the shaft will be a dark grey and the the section near the bottom of the shaft blue. A simple hockey stick like the one in this tutorial can be fairly easy to draw. You generally don’t want it to be too plain as adding a little bit of detail is not that difficult and can make your end result look significantly nicer.
Here is a summary of the steps:
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Draw a straight, diagonal line for the first hockey stick. |
| 2 | Add a parallel line to outline the shaft. |
| 3 | Connect the top with a curved line and enclose the toe. |
| 4 | Band the hockey stick with curved lines. |
| 5 | Draw a perpendicular line for the second hockey stick. |
| 6 | Outline the second shaft with parallel lines. |
| 7 | Enclose the top of the second shaft. |
| 8 | Add a puck between the hockey sticks. |
Drawing an Ice Hockey Player with a Stick
Learn how to draw an ice hockey player with a stick using our easy step-by-step guide. Perfect for young sports fans.
When students learn how to draw an ice hockey player with a stick, they not only gain body drawing practice, but how to show someone in action too. The torso needs to be bent, as well as the arms and legs, to give that look of someone who is moving across the ice. Drawing a figure in action is not that much different than drawing someone standing straight up, but care needs to be given as to how much all those limbs bend, to create a convincing and active look. That’s why having step by step examples to show students how to do this, can make such a big difference in their success.When art classes include interests in things like sports, they make engaging projects.
Here is how to draw an Ice Hocky Player with Stick:
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- Start the shirt at an angle.
- Add the head above.
- Draw the helmet around the head.
- Add the shorts under the shirt.
- Draw one leg with a skate.
- Add the other leg with a skate.
- Add the arms with the gloves.
- Finish with the stick and puck.
- Trace with a marker and color.
Sports have been a popular subject in art for centuries, thanks to the interest in capturing movement and energy. Artists like Edgar Degas and Eadweard Muybridge explored motion in their work. Degas often painted figures off-balance or mid-movement, like a dancer stretching or a horse racing, while Muybridge used multiple cameras to take rapid-fire photos.
In this example the hockey stick will be drawn from the side (an easy view to draw from) and will have a simple and fairly standard design (without too many details). Start the tutorial in pencil and make light lines that are easy to erase in case you need to make a correction. First draw the bottom part of the stick (the blade). Coming from the blade (at an angle) add the shaft. If you are having trouble making the straight lines you can use a ruler to help you. Whatever option you choose once done you should have a basic outline of the hockey stick.
Did you know? The Canadian Museum of History has the oldest known ice hockey stick. It was made of sugar maple wood during the mid-1830s. Today, hockey sticks are made out of other materials, such as aluminum, fiberglass, or carbon fiber. Later, rubber balls were cut to create the flattened hockey puck.
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How to draw a hockey player in action
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